Paintbrush



June 17, 1930. s. M. FRENKEL PAINTBRUSH Filed Feb. 6, 1930 Patented June17, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL M. FRENKEL, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., ASSIGNOR TO SUPERSET BRUSH '60., INC., 01? NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK I'AINTBRUSH Application filed February 6, 1930.Serial No. 426,231.

This invention relates to paint brushes.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed, including a paint brush having improved protecting means toprevent paint from dripping onto the handle of the brush.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thenature set forth, in-

, eluding an improved paint drip collector which is of simplified,compact and lnexpento a brush.

sive construction, and can be permanently connected to a brushcoincident with the construction of the same, or made up as a separateunit for efiicient and reliable connection Another object of theinvention is to furnish a device of the type mentioned including abristle or hair holding ferruleand a paint drip collector, both of whichare constructed and co-ordinated in arrangement for improved andsimplified engagement with the handle of the brush.

Another object if the invention is to furnish a sanitary brush of theclass alluded to in which the brush includes a paint drip collectorengaged therewith in an improved manner whereby the center of gravity ofthe brush is so disposed that when placed upon a horizontal support, thebristles or hairs of 0 the brush will be spaced out of contacttherewith.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paint brush having apaint drip collector which has improved means for supporting the brushon the edge of a can of-paint, or other member.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a sanitary paint brushwhich comprises few. and simple parts, is inexpensive tomanufactnre andassemble, is rugged, reliable, and ciiicient in use, can be made in manydifferent ways according to the quality, nature or specifications of thebrush, and of many different kinds of materials.

This invention may be embodied in brushes having soft hair or bristles,and for various uses, as, for instance, varnishing, white washing.kalsomining, painting of walls or ceilings of plaster, gypsnm or othermaterials, or of metal surfaces, and generally for the application ofliquids to bodies by means of brushes. The brushes per se may he made ofany materials well known in the art, while the paint drip collector canbe constructed by stamping, molding, cutting, or otherwise forming andshaping the same. While the said collector is preferably made of metal,it can also be made of fibre, rubber, bakelite, glass, or othercomposition material.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consistsinthenovelcombinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described intheir preferred embodiments, pointed out in the subjoined claims, andillustrated in the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated bythe same reference characters throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in. side elevation of a device embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary edge view thereof on a smaller scale.

F ig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

4c is a blank showing a step in constructing the paint drip collector.

Fig. 5 is an edge view showing the sanitary paint brush resting on ahorizontal surface.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views showing the paint brush supported in diiferentpositions on a can of paint.

Fig. 8 is a view of a paint drip collector made up as a separate memberto be applied on any brush.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary View of a sanitary paint brush having a modifiedpaint drip collector.

Fig. 10 is av sectional view of a further modification of a paint dripcollector.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized whenall of its features and instrumentalities are combined in oneand thesame structure, but, useful devices may be produced embodying less thanthe whole.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, that the same may be incorporated in several differentconstructions. The accompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merelyas showing the preferred exemplification of the invention.

Generally described, the invention provides a device for preventingpaint from dripping from the bristles onto the handle of a paint brush.The said device may be termed a paint drip collector, and can beconstructed as a permanent or integral part of a brush or as a separateunit to. be applied to any brush. The paint collector is of cup likeformation and is positioned externally of the brush in spaced relationto the bristles whereby convenience in painting is assured. It maysurround the handle portion of the brush, and it can be of one piececonstruction. In applying the paint drip collector to a paint brush,

be swaged or clinched thereon; or enit ma gageci therewith by a forcefit; or it may be' cemented to the brush, or it can be nailed thereto.One form of permanently connecting the paint drip collector consists inproviding the same with a tongue which is receivable between the handleand ferrule of the brush and engaged in place coincident with theassembling of the brush, by swaging, cementing, nailing, or theapplication of pressure. The tongue referred to may also be connectedexternally of the brush. A single fastening may be used to interconnectthe handle, the ferrule, and the paint drip collegtor. This fasteningmay be a nail or other device, and the paint drip collector is so shapedas to permit the nail to be driven Without obstruction. In the eventthat there is any overflow in the paint drip collector, the latter is soarranged as to guide such overflow to a portion of the drip collector atan edge of the brush and remote from the operators hand. When the brushis placed upon a fiat surface, the paint drip collector efiicientlyholds the bristles above and out of contact with such surface. An endportion of the drip collector may act as a hook to engage an edge of acan of paint to support the brush, or any suitable tongue, or both maybe provided for this purpose.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 denotes a device embodying theinvention. The same includes any conventional paint brush, including,for example, a handle 11, and a ferrule 12 connected therewith, thelatter holdlng the hair or'bristles 13.

To prevent paint from dripping from the bristles 13 onto the handle 11,a drip paint collector 14 is used which constitutes the dev1ce asanitary paint brush. This drip collector 14 is in the nature of a cupwhich surrounds the handle or ferrule of the brush to afford uniformprotection therearound. The sald cup includes a bottom 15, side walls 16and end walls 17 disposed so that the cup opens toward the bristles. Thesaid drip collector has an opening 18 in the bottom thereof to receivethe brush. Formed adjacent to said opening is a fiap or tongue 19. Thelatter is preferably received between the handle 11 and the ferrule 12.

The handle, the ferrule, and the drip collector may be assembled at thesame time and as a unit, whereby the insertion of the tongue 19 isreadily accomplished. Any suitable means herein referred to may be usedto permanently interconnect the parts. If desired, a fastener such asone or more nails 20 may be driven through the ferrule, the tongue 19and the handle. Obviously the tongue 19 may also be positionedexternally of the ferrule, although the arrangement shown permits a morereliable and uniform engagement, and only a single nail need be used.

It will be noted that the drip protector is so shaped as to permit thenail 20 to be driven without obstruction. It is seen that in certainbrushes, particularly of an inexpensive type, the end 21 of the handle11 terminates in relative proximity to the end 22 of the ferrule,leaving a somewhat limited ,space for the nail 20. The drip protectormust be positioned as near as possible to the bristles so that the brushmay be able to lie as in Fig. 5, and to prevent the paint carryingbristles from overweighing the handle of the brush. In other words, thecenter of gravity must be so related that the bristles will lie spacedabove the horizontal surface 23.

By making the side walls 16 relatively narrow, the nail may be drivenwithout obstruction from the drip collector.

By extending the end walls 17 beyond the side walls, the drip collectoris brought closer to the bristles 13. Accordingly, as seen in Fig. 5,the point of support 24 is relatively near to the bristles. The dripprotector by the above arrangement constitutes a cup having a concaveopening.

By merging at 25 the free edges 26 of the side Walls 16 into the similaredges 27 of the end Walls 17, any overflow of paint in the dripcollector will tend to accumulate at the said end walls, and flowtherefrom when the brush is tapped slightly in the can of paint. Suchaccumulation of paint at the ends of the drip collector is remote fromthe hand of a person holding the paint brush.

It may be noted that the edges 26 form a recess with respect to theedges 27 of the end walls 17 of the drip collector.

Any suitable hook means 28 may be provided on the brush or as anintegral part of the drip collector for supporting the brush on an edgeof a paint can 29. The end wall portions 17 of the drip collector mayalso be used as hooks to support the brush on a paint can 30 as in Fig.6. The hook means 28 may be omitted if desired.

The drip collector may be made of one piece construction, of a singlesheet of material as indicated by the blank 31. The

meaeee latter is cut into an oval or other form, an opening or angularcut 32 being made therein to provide a tongue 33. The blank may bestamped into cup form and the tongue 33 bent inward into the cup along aline 34 to provide the tongue 19. An extending part 35 may be cut toprovide the hook 28. The drip collector may be stamped in a simple,inexpensive and expeditious manner.

In Fig. 8 is shown a modification of the paint drip collector 36, thesame being similar to that hereinbefore described, but being free of-the tongue 19. This drip collector is retained on a brush 37 by beingsnugly fitted thereon at an opening similar to that shown at 18.

In Fig. 9 is shown a modification of the invention including a paintdrip collector 38 meet the conditions of side surface of the wall 42 andalong applied in any desired manner to a conventional brush 39. Thisdrip paint collector assures a rapid and reliable flow of drippingstherein collected to the ends 40 of the same, at which ends thecollection of drippings may be removed in any convenient manner. Thusmaximum protection is afforded against the paint creeping over the sidewalls 41 of the drip collector and onto the handle of the brush.

The drip collector 38 is of V shape in side elevation, the apex of the Vbeing at the cen tral transverse plane P of the brush at the wall 42 andedge 43 of the side walls. Accordingly the accumulation of paintdrippings flows from P downward along the i111).-

t e edges 43 to the ends 40 of the drip collector, to leave the latterat the points 44.

In Fig. 10 is shown a modification of the paint drip collector of Fig.9. This paint drip collector 45 is generally similar to 38, but it has acentral portion 46 of each of the edges 43 turned inward to furtherretard any creeping of the paint around the side walls 41 of the dripcollector, and to assure that any excess of such drippings will flow tothe ends of the drip collector.

The devices shown in Figs. 9 and 10 may be applied to a brush in anymanner, for instance, as shown in Figs. 1 to 8.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the invention hereindisclosed, the embodiments shown bein submitted in an illustrative andnot in a limiting sense.

It will thus be seen that I have rovided a device which fulfills theseveral 0 jects of the invention and which is well adapted to practicaluse.

I claim:

1. 'A-paint brush having a handle, a ferrule for the bristles engaging arelatively short portion of the handle, a separate concave dpaint dripcollector on the handle space at a distance from the bristles to avoidinterference with the latter in the normal use of the brush, and beingadjacent to the ferrule engaging portion of the handle, and a fasteningmeans securing together and extending through the handle, the ferruleand a portion of the paint drip collector, said fastening means beingpositioned at the concave side of the paint drip collector and beingaccessible at said concave side.

2. A paint brush including a handle, a head, a ferrule, a paint drip cupsurrounding the handle,'said cup having a connecting flange extendinginto the ferrule, and fastening means extending through the handle, theferrule and the flange of the cup.

3. A paint brush, a one-piece cup surrounding the body of the brush andhaving an integral flange on the interior of its bottom engaging thebrush head, said flange extending above the side of the cup tofacilitate the driving of fastening means therethrough into said head.

4. A paint brush including a handle, a ferrule, bristles, and a paintdrip cup extending about the handle, said cup having a bottom wall ofV-shape, the ends of the V being at the side edges of the brush, theside walls of the cup conforming to the V-shape.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SAMUEL M. FRENKEL.

